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M8f-S-9 0001 6J-0B-9 tgq18 NOI1V300 NEWS-HERALD Weather Evening Thought A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Rudyard Kipling. Fair and mild tonight. Low 36 to 42. Increasing cloudiness and warm Wednesday.

High 60-68. An Independent Newspaper Serving Venango County and Vicinity 81ST YEAR NO. 22,408 FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1958 7c a Copy, By Carrier 45c Wk. By Huge Swelling Tide Cast Ballots In U. Today Some Forecasters Predict Record In Off-Year Vote By RAYMOND LAHR WASHINGTON (UPD-Amer-icans in an hourly swelling tide today cast ballots which will determine control of the 86th Congress and affect the 1960 presidential race.

Some forecasters predicted a record off-year vote approaching Street Aflame, Blast Rocks General Store Gasoline Flows Into Area From Tanker, Ignited by Furnace An explosion rocked the Dempseytown general store and IOOF building at 10:30 a. m. today and gasoline-fed flames leaped to tree-top height along the streets of the small community when a large quantity of the inflammable liquid spilled from the hose of a Pennzoil truck filling an underground tank. For a brief time the whole town was threatened as the flaming gasoline poured down sewers, traveled nearlv a hund I FIRE COMPANIES CONVERGE ON DEMPSEYTOWN SCENE Six fire companies were called to Dempseytown at 10:30 a. m.

today when gasoline from a tank truck escaped, caught fire and menaced the entire community. Pictured are some, of the fire companies cleaning up after the conflagration. (News-Herald Photo) to Watch of State Nation Voters red yards in an open ditch and sent up clouds ot billowing smoke and flames. Six Venango County fire departments sent 10 pieces of equipment rushing to the scene. The trucks, sirens blasting, converged on the small communily and ringed the big wooden structure housing the Ed Roess General Store and the IOOF lodge rooms.

Under Control in Half Hour A half-hour later, the fire was under control and according to reports of those on the scene the damage had been confined to the basement of the building, Mrs. Charles Nelson, a clerk the Roess store and apparent By LLOYD ROCHELLE PITTSBURGH PI Voters ofjfcr the Republicans, and the con VATICAN CITY Overhead view during Pope John's coronation ceremony at "Altar of Confession." (News-Herald UPI Radiotelephoto) Italian Farmers Son Is Crowned Pope County Voting Heavy; Polls Open Until 8 A quick check of Venango County's 79 polling places early this afternoon indicated that the voting in all sections was reasonably heavy. Election board officials said that the morning voting was much heavier than in the primary and in some sections had reached proportions of a presidential election. Voters were reminded that the polls will remain open until 8 p. m.

So by the time you read this you should have lots of time for casting your ballot. Ike Cast Ballot In 24 Seconds Speed Indicates 'Straight Ticket' By MERRIMAN SMITH GETTYSBURG, Pa. (UPI) Pennsylvania balloted today to name a new governor, fill a Republican-held seat the U.S. Senate and elect 30 congressmen in a test cf party strength watched by the nation. Sunny skies blanketed the state and the early turnout of voters was reported moderate to brisk.

The, polls opened at 7 a.m. e.s.t. and will close at 8 p.m. At Philadelphia, the state's largest city, early balloting was reported average to somewhat better. The turnout at Pittsburgh was spotty with some suburban districts reporting a heavy vote.

At Harrisburg, the balloting started light, but within an hour had become brisk. The early vote in President Ei- senhower's horns district By DANIEL F. GILMORE VATICAN CITY (UPI) Pope John XXIII, the humble son of an Italian farmer, was crowned 262nd pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church today in a ceremony of devout and regal splendor. A quarter of a million persons massed on the cobblestoned square of St. Peter's thundered an ovation of "Viva II Papa" when the three-tiered crown of gold, silver anci diamonds was placed upon his head.

Rain and the threat of rain held down a crowd which had been expected to exceed 500,000. The 76-year-old man who was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli had assumed the full powers of leadership of the world's 500 million Catholics at the time the College of Cardinals elected him as successor to Pope Pius XII. Today he was crowned at the end of a four-hour ceremony that emphasized publicly his servitude to God and reminded him that he is a mortal man and all things of this world pass as doesflax consumed by the flame of a candle. The ceremony cl crowning the new pope took place on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica where Nicola Cardinal Canali placed the golden tiara on his head with these words: "Receive this tiara adorned with three crowns and know that thou art the father of princes and kings, guide of the world, vicar upon earth of Jesus Christ our Lord to Whom let there be glory and honor without end." A tremendous roar from the crowd echoed from the seven hills of Rome as the Pope arose and bestowed upon it his blessing from below the red velvet and gold rimmed canopy set up to protect him from rain or sun.

The Pope departed from tradition today in having the coronation coincide with one of Italy's greatest holidays, the anniversary of its great victory in World War I. Usually the coronation is on Sunday. But the public crowning on the balcony followed the custom reestablished by the late Pius XII who died Oct. 9 at Castel Gan-dolfo. The majestic religious ceremon- ly the only one in the structure at the time of the explosion, turn- jS ed in the first alarm by racing 5 to the near-by home of Frank Shorts, Oakland Township fire chief.

She said the blast occurred 1 about 10:30 p. m. as George El- dred, of Titusville, a driver lor Pennzoil distributor George Ster- ling, was filling an outside under-ground tank for the gasoline pumps in front of the store. Eldred said his first indication a of the blaze was when he saw the flaming gasoline outside the store, "I didn't know what it was," he stated, "I just got that truck out of there." Think Hose Disconnected Apparently the hose from the truck became disconnected from the pipe into the underground tank, allowing a considerable quantity of gasoline to escape. The spilled gasoline was ignited in some manner in a long ditch across the road from the store.

It traveled back under the highway and ignited the fumes in the base-ment of the big building, causing the explosion. A considerable amount of gasoline also drained into right front corner the base- p. ment. Dempseytown Fire Chief Frank Shorts said the fumes and gasoline still presented a threat early this afternoon and that large exhaust fans were at work airing out the 1 basement. "I think the whole town feels i President Eisenhower voted in 24jing, spending only 24 seconds in seconds today and the speed with bcoth, and took off by helicop- 48 million.

The weather was fine over most of the country. Early reports showed voting neaviest wnere tne local issues and races were hottest, as in Ohio, and lightest where the outcome was not in doubt, as in the South. At stake across the country were 33 Senate and 432 House seats plus 32 governorships and hundreds of other state and local posts and propositions. Ike Votes Early Also at stake was the political future and presidential hopes of such veterans as Senate Republican leader William F. Knowland and.

Gov. Averell Harriman of New York, and such relative newcomers as Knowland's Democratic opponent for the California governorship, Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, Harriman's GOP foe, Nelson A. Rockefeller. President Eisenhower was among the day's fairly early voters.

He also was one of the zippiest. He flew to Gettysburg, by helicopter in 40 minutes, voted in just 24 seconds, and flew back to the capital. Democrats claimed the expected heavy turnout would boost their current majorities in both House and Senate. Republicans said nothing about the Senate but contended they would recapture the House. Light to Heavy Early reports showed: New York: Large turnout upstate indicated record vote.

Early voting light in Bronx and Manhattan but unusually heavy in Brooklyn. Fine weather. California: Generally fair weather. Unusually long lines outside San Francisco polling places. Ohio: Voting so heavy that Ohio Secretary of State Ted W.

Brown raised his estimate of a record 3,450,000 off-year votes to 3,600,000. Massachusetts: Big turnout in Boston under sunny skies. Pennsylvania: Moderate to heavy voting in early hours. In New Jersey, Michigan, and the Chicago area early voting was light, but fine weather could boost the pace. Ex-Mayor Curley Undergoes Surgery BOSTON (UPI) -James Michael Curley, known as the last of the big city political bosses, was scheduled to be operated on today for removal of an obstructs in the large intestine.

To Curley, former governor of Massachusetts and mayor of Boston, the election day surgery was "just another campaign" that wouldn't interfere with his oft-stated plans to live to be 125. He will be 84 jn 16 days. But Dr. James Saccheti, assistant superintendent of Boston City Hospital, said the operation was "critical." Curley, predicting a Democratic sweep in Massachusetts, voted by absentee ballot from his hospital bed Monday. "We're one ahead now," he remarked, Nearly two years ago, Curley, suffered fractures of both arms, complicated by a massive ab-j dominal hemorrhage, pneumonia and other ills.

Doctors had just about given up hope when the veteran political campaigner rallied and fought his way back to hoalth. I NOTICE The R.F.M. Class of Grace Evan-gelical United Brethren will meet at church, 6:45 Tuesday evening to pay respects to Mrs. Herman Burger, mother of Mrs. Wayne Lesh at Williams Funeral Home, Chapmanville.

Adv. which he cast his ballot in a rural fireman's hall not far from his farm here indicated 'all-out support of the Pennsylvania Republican ticket. can ticket. (See photo Page 7). The Chief Executive made a speedy helicopter flight from Washington, alighted outside the Barlow Fire Hall, voted, posed for pictures and was back on his way to the White House in an elapsed time on the ground of only 11 minutes.

If the President was at all confident about the outcome of today's balloting, he showed it only when he twice flashed the V-for-victory sign with his hand from the window of his helicopter as it took off for the return trip to Washington. The President made the return veteran Congressman Hugh Scott test tor governor, wnicn pits mis- burgh Mayor David L. Lawrence, a Democratic national committee- man, against Reading business- man Arthur T. McGonigle, were expected to draw upwards of 70 per cent of the state's 5,397,407 eligible voters to the polls. Other Contests Major party candidates for the state-wide offices at stake in addition to governor and U.

S. Senator were: Lt. governor: Former Judge John M. Davis, Philadelphia, Democrat; John M. Walker, Oak mont, Allegheny County commis sioner and former state senator, Republican.

Secretary of internal affairs: C.pnpvipvp Rlatt Pittsburgh, the Gleason) Republi- can. State Supreme Court: Judge Curtis Bok, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, Democrat; Superior Court Judge Robert E. Wocdside, Millersburg, Repuolican. The Republicans went into the election with a state registration of 2,771,613 to the Democrats but the GOP registration lead of 217,000 was regarded as far from decisive. Leader won the governorship four years ago by more than 200,000 votes although the Republicans at that time had a registration lead of more than one million.

Primary Experience In contrast, McGonigle's only campaign experience came in his primary victory over Harold E. Stassen, who resigned as President Eisenhower's foreign aid administrator in an attempt to add the governorship of Pennsylvania to his previous terms as chief executive of Minnesota. Leader, whose term as governor was stormy, was bidding to give the Democrats both Pennsylvania seats in the S. Senate. Joseph S.

Clark, Philadelphia Democrat, already holds the other post. Mexico Bows To Opposition UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (UPI) Mexico bowed to Soviet opposition today and withdrew from the United Nations Political Committee a resolution urging private disarmament talks among Russia, Valerian A. Zorin told the com- mittee Monday night that Russia would not participate in talks set up by the Mexican move, which called for a conference of the four great powers with Secretary General Dag Hammar-kjold and Dr. Miguel Rafael Urquia of El Salvador, chairman of the Political Committee.

Zorin said the move was an at ies were held inside the basilica before a crowd of churchmen and notables from throughout the world royalty and diplomats of 50 sovereign nations including the United States and many nations which are non-Christian. For all its magnificence, the ceremony ended on a humble note. The Pontiff returned alone from his triumphant appearance on the balcony to his austere apartments. There he took in solitude the burden of spiritual leadership of almost 500 million Catholics throughout the world. Even the flash of jeweled crowns, the rich garments cf breathtaking fineness and the processionals and coronation pageantry were diffused in the humble sacrifice of the mass Pope John said bareheaded at the central altar under the 300-foot dome of St.

Peter's. It was subdued further by the thrice-worded admonition by an assistant as the Pontiff dropped flax into the flames of a candle: "Sic transit gloria mundi. thus passes the glory of the world. For the 25,000 inside the basilica privileged to watch, it was a gripping moment of history. Television cameras installed throughout the great church and outside for the first time brought the magnificence of a papal coronation into the hemes of viewers in Italy and 13 other European countries.

More than 2,000 churchmen ranging from fineiy robed cardinal bishops to humble begging orders marched before the Pontiff as he was borne into the basilica on his golden gestatorial chair. Four thrones were used in the ceremonies held successively in the portico of St. Peter's, at the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament, at St. Gregory before the floodlit central altar where only a pope may say mass, and finally on the balcony outside. Invited guests in special tribunals overlooked the main altar.

The American delegation was made up of Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell, Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, former ambassador to Italy, and Robert D. Murphy of the State Depaitment. Others in the party were Mitchell's daughter Rosemary, Henry Luce and Mrs.

Murphy Space Platform Plan May Be Forthcoming Adams County was reported "Trimi llrtllf Kill- nUi- ntti Ann rt 1 very light," but observers said it was The President cast his ballot during the morn- ter for Washington immediately after voting. He flashed the familiar "V-for-wctory" sign to the spectators as he left. The spirited race for U. S. Senate, with Gov.

George M. Leader running for the Democrats and Reds May Gas Tiny Island By ALBERT E. KAFF TAIPEI (UPI) The Communists claimed today that U. guns on Quemoy fired poison-gas shells at the Red-held mainland Monday, and alarmed Nationalist charged that the Reds are preparing to gas the de- "ipi5 muauioai ucm.icu ai Formosa leveled tne charge late today. The Nationalists denied it with a rapidity that reflected their concern.

"This is a shameless lie, calculated to pave the way for Communist adoption of such weapons," snapped Rear Adm. Liu Hoh-tu, spokesman of the Nationalist Defense Ministry, less than an hour after the broadcast. Son Is Electrocuted Where Father Died pretty lucky," Shorts stated 'at noon today. He credited the gas masks and fog nozzles with being the major factor in halting the blaze. "We couldn't have got along without either one," he added.

1 Former Fire Chief on Hand Tom Owens, retired Oil City trip in 61 minutes. He landed at5 of thLe tiny 0lPst islaJnd; 1 fire chief and a resident of Dempseytown, was one of the first on the scene. He was credit- t-. ed by many of the firemen with averting a possible disaster, di- recting the men to cover the sew- er openings to prevent back -v flashes and snuff out the flames. "I told them to grab anything they could get their hands on, 11:05 a.m.

st nn thn smith 1 lawn of the White House. Eisenhower not only cast his own ballot, but brought five other Pennsylvania voters with him in eluding his son and daughter-in-law and three members of the family household staff. Airs. Eisenhower, who does not like helicopters, motored from Washington to vote later. The Chief Executive left the south lawn of the White House at 9:13 a.m.

and arrived here 40 minutes later, his helicopter glistening in the sunny, clear and cold air of the chilly Pennsylvania countryside. Maj. and Mrs. John S. Eisenhower.

John Moan-ey, the President's valet, Mrs. Moaney and Mrs. Eisenhower'. maid, Rose Wood, accompanied him to the polls. Eisenhower was greeted by H.

Earl Pitzer, Adams County Republican chairman. Pitzer escorted the Chief Executive around By WILLIAM GALBRAITH WASHINGTON' (UPI) Space platforms may be proposed at forthcoming East West technical talks means of guarding against the threat of sneak knockout attacks. U. S. officials mapping strategy begin in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov.

10 are known to think such! devices might be used as part ofj Comet Jet Streaks Ocean With Films LONDON (UPI) A Comet jet airliner streaked from London to New York today in an attempt to make television history by delivering film of the papal coronation in time for transmission American audiences tonight. The four-engine queen of the British Overseas Airways jet-powered fleet left London Airport at 11:07 a.m. (6:07 a.m., e.s.t,) and was scheduled to reach New York about 4 p.m., e.s.t. The Comet carried film taken from television screens in Britain of the coronation ceremonies transmitted across the continent of Europe and the English Channel by Europe's coaxial cable and microwave relay "Eurovision" link. Film aboard the Comet was taken by United Press Movietone and other American companies.

It showed earlier stages of the ceremonies transmitted live by the Italian television network R.A.L from St. Peter's. a detection system. But they aren't putting full reliance on the science age. The experts also are known to feel the human eye will be vital to detection too.

The United States seems to be shooting for a vast, almost worldwide detection system instead of limit geographic inspection zones once proposed such as an "open skies" arctic inspection zone. The reason for the shift in emphasis to a more far-flung system is increasing missile technology. The farther a missile will shoot the less valuable a limited inspection zone becomes. American ideas on how to guard against the threat of sneak attack will be spelled out at the Geneva meeting of East West experts. Conferees will include Western experts from the United States, Britain.

France, Canada and Italy. Soviet-bloc technicians will come from Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Albania. The idea is for these experts to consider modern day super weapon capabilities and what is needed to detect sneak attacks using them. If progress is made a follow-up conference may be called later in an effort to negotiate an international agreement to set up an actual control system. The U.

S. delegation will be headed by William C. Foster, former deputy secretary of defense. He will be assisted by a group of top-flight American military officers and scientists. JOHNSTOWN, Pa.

(UPI) -jthe United states, Britain and James J. Costlow, 37, Johnstown, France. suffered the same fate in the! soviet Deoutv Foreisn Minister strip off their coats, and cover up those sewer openings," Owens said. He said when he arrived the flames and smoke were leaping tree-top high" along the long, open ditch across the road from the store. They were at high speed down the ditch on a dirt street aajoin.ng tne nign- way and threatened to ignite at least one house near the ditch.

"I told them to call every fire department they could Owens added. The alarm quickly spread over the county fire radio network. Oakland Township's two trucks were brought rapidly to the scene, Rocky Grove, Coop- erstown and Titusville depart ments each sent two pieces of 'same place as his father did 28 Ware nan hon ho wac filoptrn- cuted accidentally Monday in the Gautier Division of Bethlehem Steel Corp's. Johnstown plant. Costlow, employed as a rigger.

sulators on a switching tower The victim's father, Anthony J. Costtow, also was electrocuted in two fire engines and an ambu in contact with a high-lance provided for landings and voltage wire while removing in- takeoffs into the fire hall, sev eral miles southeast of the Eisenhower farm. Announcer's Habit VATICAN CITY UPI)-A habit of 20 years today led an Italian television announcer to make a mistake in his report on Pope John XXIII's coronation. He said at the end of the papal address that the speech had been delivered by "His Holiness Pius XII." HAMMOND ORGAN PROGRAM By Porter Heaps, Thursday, M. Franklin High School.

Free admission. Adv. t. tempt to supplant the disarma-jfire fighting equipment and one ment commission, which the Po-, truck from Oil City raced to the litical Committee recommended area. be enlarged for tr next, year to Franklin Fire Department sent include all 81 membersof the its chiefs car with a number of U.N., by "some narrow body gas masks.

Firemen had to don which would predetermine the! the masks to enter the smoke-a ork ol the commission itself." filled store Inside the polling place, the, the same department. President was taken over by; Company officials said the cur-Bernard V. Miller, judge of elec- rent on the tower was supposed tions, who escorted him to to be cut off. They will investi-Anna K. Maring.

minority inspec-'gate Costlow's death today, tor at the polls who in turn gavej Joseph Govekar, Cambria Coun-the President a voter's certificate ty coroner said some 6,600 volts to sio. passed through Costlow's bodjr..